Originally Posted by cscmc1

I'll enjoy reading that later (after work). I have always found that I like the balance of working a "desk" job in an academic environment as long as I am able to "balance" it with car and bike projects (etc...) in the garage. I also enjoy doing my aircraft maintenance gig with the Air National Guard; the skills I have learned there give me the confidence to tackle bigger jobs at home.

For me, it's all about that balance. I don't think I could do either exclusively... not very happily, anyway! Thanks for the link, BTW.